New York City’s subway system has seen an impressive decrease in crime this year, which is a positive trend for public safety. But one type of crime is still on the rise on the rails: felony assault.
MTA officials said at an agency board meeting in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday that while major crime is spiraling down in the subways, felony assaults were up last year a whopping 55% from pre-pandemic levels reported in 2019.
In fact, MTA Chief of Security Michael Kemper said, assaults on NYPD officers were also up 152% during that same time period.
“Crime in the subway system is trending downward,” Kemper said. “There’s no question that even with all our efforts, high-profile, unfortunate and shocking crimes occur in our system. We can all agree that one crime is one crime too many. One stubborn crime we are particularly focused on is felony assault.”
Story by Barbara Russo-Lennon. Read the full story at AMNY.com.
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